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2021/2608(RPS) Resolution on the draft Commission regulation amending Annexes II, III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 as regards maximum residue levels for acequinocyl, acibenzolar-S-methyl, Bacillus subtilis strain IAB/BS03, emamectin, flonicamid, flutolanil, fosetyl, imazamox and oxathiapiprolin in or on certain products

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead ENVI RIVASI Michèle (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE) SCHNEIDER Christine (icon: EPP EPP), HUITEMA Jan (icon: Renew Renew)
Lead committee dossier:

Events

2021/08/18
   EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
2021/04/27
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2021/04/27
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 366 votes to 305, with 27 abstentions, a resolution objecting to the draft Commission regulation amending Annexes II, III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for acequinocyl, acibenzolar-S-methyl, Bacillus subtilis strain IAB/BS03, emamectin, flonicamid, flutolanil, fosetyl, imazamox and oxathiapiprolin in or on certain products.

To recall, flonicamid is a selective, systemic insecticide that acts by disrupting insect feeding, movement, and other behaviours, resulting in starvation and dehydration followed by death. The approval period of flonicamid as an active substance has been extended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2069.

Under the draft Commission regulation, the MRLs for flonicamid would increase from 0.03 mg/kg, which corresponds to the current limit of detection, to 0.7 mg/kg for strawberries, to 1 mg/kg for blackberries and raspberries, to 0.7 mg/kg for rose hips, mulberries, azaroles/Mediterranean medlars, elderberries, and other small fruits and berries, to 0.8 mg/kg for blueberries, cranberries, currants, gooseberries, to 0.3 mg/kg for other root and tuber vegetables generally, but to 0.6 mg/kg for radishes, to 0.07 mg/kg for lettuces and salad plants, and to 0.8 mg/kg for pulses.

Against this background, Parliament opposed the adoption of the draft Commission regulation considering it as incompatible with the aim and content of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. It acknowledged that EFSA is working on methods to assess cumulative risks, but also noted that the problem of the assessment of cumulative effects of pesticides and residues has been known for decades. Parliament requested EFSA and the Commission to address the problem as a matter of absolute urgency.

The resolution suggested that the MRLs for flonicamid should remain at 0.03 mg/kg.

The Commission is called on to withdraw the draft regulation and submit a new one to the committee, respecting the precautionary principle.

Documents
2021/04/26
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
2021/04/13
   EP - Decision by committee, without report
2021/04/07
   EP - RIVASI Michèle (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI
2021/03/24
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2021/03/18
   EC - Non-legislative basic document
Documents
2021/03/18
   EC - Non-legislative basic document published
Documents

Documents

Votes

Objection formulée conformément à l’article 112, paragraphes 2 et 3, et à l’article 112, paragraphe 4, point c): limites maximales applicables aux résidus de certaines substances, dont le flonicamide - Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3), and (4)(c): Maximum residue levels for certain substances, including flonicamid - Einwand gemäß Artikel 112 Absätze 2 und 3 und Absatz 4 Buchstabe c GO: Höchstgehalte an Rückständen von bestimmten Wirkstoffen, einschließlich Flonicamid - B9-0222/2021 - Proposition de résolution #

2021/04/27 Outcome: +: 366, -: 305, 0: 27
FR ES PT SK MT AT HR CY SI LT BE BG DE DK LU EE EL IE LV NL SE RO FI HU CZ IT PL
Total
78
59
21
14
6
19
12
6
8
11
21
17
96
14
6
7
19
13
8
29
21
33
14
21
21
73
51
icon: S&D S&D
144

Cyprus S&D

2

Slovenia S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

2

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

1

Estonia S&D

2

Greece S&D

2

Latvia S&D

2

Finland S&D

2

Czechia S&D

For (1)

1
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
72

Spain Verts/ALE

3

Portugal Verts/ALE

1

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Lithuania Verts/ALE

2

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Denmark Verts/ALE

2

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

Netherlands Verts/ALE

3

Sweden Verts/ALE

3

Finland Verts/ALE

3

Czechia Verts/ALE

3

Poland Verts/ALE

For (1)

1
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39

Cyprus The Left

2

Belgium The Left

For (1)

1

Denmark The Left

1

Netherlands The Left

For (1)

1

Sweden The Left

For (1)

1

Finland The Left

For (1)

1

Czechia The Left

1
icon: NI NI
36

Slovakia NI

2

Lithuania NI

1

Germany NI

2

Netherlands NI

1
icon: Renew Renew
97

Slovakia Renew

2

Austria Renew

Abstain (1)

1

Croatia Renew

Against (1)

1

Slovenia Renew

2

Lithuania Renew

1

Bulgaria Renew

3

Luxembourg Renew

2

Estonia Renew

For (1)

Against (2)

3

Ireland Renew

2

Latvia Renew

Abstain (1)

1

Sweden Renew

For (1)

3

Finland Renew

3

Hungary Renew

2

Italy Renew

For (1)

Abstain (1)

2
icon: ID ID
74
3

Denmark ID

For (1)

1

Estonia ID

For (1)

1

Netherlands ID

1

Finland ID

2

Czechia ID

For (1)

Against (1)

2
icon: ECR ECR
62

Slovakia ECR

Against (1)

2

Croatia ECR

Against (1)

1

Lithuania ECR

1

Bulgaria ECR

2

Germany ECR

For (1)

1

Greece ECR

Against (1)

1

Latvia ECR

2

Netherlands ECR

4
3

Romania ECR

Abstain (1)

1
icon: PPE PPE
174

Slovakia PPE

For (1)

Against (1)

5

Malta PPE

2

Cyprus PPE

For (1)

Against (1)

2

Slovenia PPE

4

Denmark PPE

Against (1)

1

Luxembourg PPE

2

Estonia PPE

Against (1)

1

Latvia PPE

For (1)

Against (1)

2

Finland PPE

3

Hungary PPE

Against (1)

1

History

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  • The European Parliament adopted by 366 votes to 305, with 27 abstentions, a resolution objecting to the draft Commission regulation amending Annexes II, III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for acequinocyl, acibenzolar-S-methyl, Bacillus subtilis strain IAB/BS03, emamectin, flonicamid, flutolanil, fosetyl, imazamox and oxathiapiprolin in or on certain products.
  • To recall, flonicamid is a selective, systemic insecticide that acts by disrupting insect feeding, movement, and other behaviours, resulting in starvation and dehydration followed by death. The approval period of flonicamid as an active substance has been extended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2069.
  • Under the draft Commission regulation, the MRLs for flonicamid would increase from 0.03 mg/kg, which corresponds to the current limit of detection, to 0.7 mg/kg for strawberries, to 1 mg/kg for blackberries and raspberries, to 0.7 mg/kg for rose hips, mulberries, azaroles/Mediterranean medlars, elderberries, and other small fruits and berries, to 0.8 mg/kg for blueberries, cranberries, currants, gooseberries, to 0.3 mg/kg for other root and tuber vegetables generally, but to 0.6 mg/kg for radishes, to 0.07 mg/kg for lettuces and salad plants, and to 0.8 mg/kg for pulses.
  • Against this background, Parliament opposed the adoption of the draft Commission regulation considering it as incompatible with the aim and content of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. It acknowledged that EFSA is working on methods to assess cumulative risks, but also noted that the problem of the assessment of cumulative effects of pesticides and residues has been known for decades. Parliament requested EFSA and the Commission to address the problem as a matter of absolute urgency.
  • The resolution suggested that the MRLs for flonicamid should remain at 0.03 mg/kg.
  • The Commission is called on to withdraw the draft regulation and submit a new one to the committee, respecting the precautionary principle.
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Resolution on the draft Commission regulation amending Annexes II, III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for acequinocyl, acibenzolar-S-methyl, Bacillus subtilis strain IAB/BS03, emamectin, flonicamid, flutolanil, fosetyl, imazamox and oxathiapiprolin in or on certain products
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Resolution on the draft Commission regulation amending Annexes II, III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 as regards maximum residue levels for acequinocyl, acibenzolar-S-methyl, Bacillus subtilis strain IAB/BS03, emamectin, flonicamid, flutolanil, fosetyl, imazamox and oxathiapiprolin in or on certain products
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Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3), and (4)(c): maximum residue levels for acequinocyl, acibenzolar-S-methyl, Bacillus subtilis strain IAB/BS03, emamectin, flonicamid, flutolanil, fosetyl, imazamox and oxathiapiprolin in or on certain products
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Resolution on the draft Commission regulation amending Annexes II, III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for acequinocyl, acibenzolar-S-methyl, Bacillus subtilis strain IAB/BS03, emamectin, flonicamid, flutolanil, fosetyl, imazamox and oxathiapiprolin in or on certain products